10 crore Indians have no access to a pair of glasses’
10 crore Indians have no access to a pair of glasses’ - Times of India Aug 11, 2018, 11.23 PM IST Printed from
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Travelling while disabled is hell. We need major change – and kindness Penny Anderson
Every day brings news of novel, cruel and unusual indignities inflicted on a human daring to travel while disabled. In the latest demoralising example, Steve Smithers was prevented from flying for the crime of carrying spanners, in case he used them to “dismantle the plane” instead of adjusting his wheelchair.
Diagnosing Bias
The Delhi High Court has ordered the formation of a committee of experts to examine if students with hearing impairment and dyslexia can pursue MBBS/BDS courses (IE, August 10). This order came after two cases of students with the said disabilities were denied admission to medical colleges. The court’s order has opened up a debate on two important aspects of the social attitude towards those with physical and mental disabilities: One, the actual inability of those who are physically challenged to perform a task.
Disability is just an enabler for them.
UCCI HOLDS MEET FOR SKILL GROWTH OF VISUALLY-IMPAIRED
The Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UCCI) in collaboration with the International Council Education for Vision Impaired (ICEVI) began holding a two-day national-level seminar on skill development from Saturday at its premises here with about 150 visually-impaired persons from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand participating in it.
Recognising the champions of disability rights
Four activists from Mumbai will be awarded for their consistent efforts to make basic services accessible to persons with disabilities
Mumbai: For four Mumbaikars, years of hard work to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities have finally paid off. They have figured in a list of 14 winners for this year’s Mphasis Universal Design Awards, instituted by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, an NGO.
Delhi man with ‘partial visual impairment’ crushed by Metro at Mandi House
A 58-year-old man, who the police said was partially visually impaired, died after he fell on the tracks and was crushed by a train at Mandi House Metro station on Friday evening.
The incident, which took place during peak traffic hours in the evening, delayed Metro services for over an hour, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said.
Seamless indoor navigator for visually challenged.
RDL Visible Light Communication and Research Centre at Sahyadri Innovation Hub at Sahyadri Institute of Engineering and Management has developed VL glass for visually challenged. RDL Technologies Pvt Ltd CEO Raghavendra G Shetty said that it is a seamless indoor navigator and a visually challenged person can navigate around obstacles avoiding mishaps and dangerous objects.
Now a Visually Impaired can watch a movie too with this new app
Library to help visually challenged visitors
All district central libraries in the State will have an exclusive section for visually challenged visitors as in Tiruchi.
The District Central Library in Tiruchi, a member of book-share organistion, has created 3,500 audio books with help of volunteers. A good number of visually challenged youth visit the audio section of the library on a daily basis to further their careers. At a meeting of such volunteers hosted by the DCL recently, a discussion took place on the way forward for empowering visually challenged readers.
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